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This is Page 5 of America's World Challenges
However,
we live in a different world! Yes, we are the most powerful nation on earth but this is because of our
nuclear power; we do not have the largest military in the world. Did you ever take a look at the various
countries and their military? Here is what that looks like around the world.
Size of World Military By Country
| State | Active | Reserve | Paramil. | Total | | State | Active | Reserve | Paramil. | Total | | Afghanistan | 240,000 | 0 | 0 | 240,000 | | Laos[102] | 29,100 | 0 | 100,000 | 129,100 | | Albania | 9,500 | 5,000 | 0 | 14,500 | | Latvia[103] | 5,500 | 14,050 | 3,200 | 22,750 | | Algeria | 127,500 | 150,000 | 60,000 | 337,500 | | Lebanon | 72,100 | 0 | 13,000 | 85,100 | | Angola | 100,000 | | | 100,000 | | Lesotho | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | | Antigua | 170 | 75 | 0 | 245 | | Liberia[107] | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | 13,000 | | Argentina | 71,800 | 0 | 47,240 | 119,040 | | Libya | 76,000 | 40,000 | 3,000 | 119,000 | | Armenia | 92,000 | 300,000 | 10,000 | 402,000 | | Lithuania | 13,510 | 309,200 | 14,390 | 337,100 | | Australia | 53,572 | 20,300 | 0 | 73,872 | | Luxmborg | 900 | 0 | 612 | 1,512 | | Austria | 34,600 | 72,000 | | 106,600 | | Madgascar | 13,500 | 0 | 8,100 | 21,600 | | Azerbaijan | 72,100 | 300,000 | 15,000 | 387,100 | | Malawi | 5,300 | 0 | 1,500 | 6,800 | | Bahamas | 860 | 0 | 0 | 860 | | Malaysia | 110,000 | 41,600 | 20,100 | 171,700 | | Bahrain | 11,200 | 0 | 10,160 | 21,360 | | Mali[118] | 7,350 | 0 | 4,800 | 12,150 | | Bangladesh | 252,000 | 470,000 | 63,250 | 785,250 | | Malta[119] | 2,140 | 0 | 0 | 2,140 | | Barbados | 610 | 430 | 0 | 1,040 | | Mauritania | 15,750 | | 4,500 | 20,250 | | Belarus | 79,800 | 289,500 | 110,000 | 479,300 | | Mexico[122] | 192,770 | 300,000 | 25,000 | 517,770 | | Belgium | 40,800 | 100,500 | 0 | 141,300 | | Moldova | 7,200 | 66,000 | 4,300 | 77,500 | | Belize | 1,050 | 700 | 0 | 1,750 | | Mongolia | 9,100 | 137,000 | 7,200 | 153,300 | | Benin | 4,550 | 0 | 3,000 | 7,550 | | Montnegro | 6,500 | 0 | 0 | 6,500 | | Bolivia | 31,500 | 0 | 37,100 | 68,600 | | Morocco | 196,300 | 150,000 | 50,000 | 396,300 | | Bosnia | 9,200 | 0 | 0 | 9,200 | | Mozambique | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | | Botswana | 9,000 | 0 | 1,500 | 10,500 | | Myanmar | 428,250 | 0 | 72,000 | 500,250 | | Brazil | 369,000 | 1,600,000 | 285,600 | 2,254,600 | | Namibia | 9,000 | 0 | 6,000 | 15,000 | | Brunei | 7,000 | 0 | 3,750 | 10,750 | | Nepal[131] | 63,000 | 0 | 15,000 | 78,000 | | Bulgaria | 39,000 | 303,000 | 34,000 | 376,000 | | Netherlands | 53,130 | 32,200 | 3,300 | 88,630 | | Burkina Faso | 6,000 | 45,000 | 1,800 | 52,800 | | New
Zealand | 9,732 | 2,242 | 0 | 11,974 | | Burundi | 40,000 | 0 | 5,500 | 45,500 | | Nicaragua | 14,000 | 0 | 0 | 14,000 | | Cambodia | 124,300 | 130,000 | 67,000 | 321,300 | | Niger[136] | 5,300 | 0 | 5,400 | 10,700 | | Cameroon | 23,100 | 0 | 9,000 | 32,100 | | Nigeria[137] | 78,500 | 0 | 82,000 | 160,500 | | Canada | 66,949 | 35,056 | 9,350 | 111,355 | | N
Korea | 1,106,000 | 4,700,000 | 189,000 | 5,995,000 | | Cape Verde | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 | | Norway[138] | 27,600 | 219,000 | 29,400 | 276,000 | | Cen Afr Rep | 1,400 | 0 | 1,000 | 2,400 | | Oman | 41,700 | 0 | 10,800 | 52,500 | | Chad | 30,350 | 0 | 4,500 | 34,850 | | Pakistan | 700,000 | 528,000 | 302,000 | 1,530,000 | | Chile | 80,500 | 50,000 | 36,800 | 167,300 | | New
Guinea | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 3,100 | | China | 2,255,000 | 800,000 | 3,969,000 | 7,024,000 | | Paraguay | 18,600 | 164,500 | 14,800 | 197,900 | | Colombia | 285,554 | 0 | 152,519 | 438,073 | | Peru[144] | 110,000 | 188,000 | 77,000 | 375,000 | | Croatia | 20,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 42,000 | | Philippines | 113,500 | 131,000 | 158,500 | 403,000 | | Cuba | 46,000 | 39,000 | 1,146,500 | 1,231,500 | | Poland[146] | 99,000 | 234,000 | 21,300 | 354,300 | | Cyprus | 10,000 | 60,000 | 750 | 70,750 | | Portugal | 44,900 | 210,930 | 25,600 | 281,430 | | Czech Rep | 57,050 | 0 | 5,600 | 62,650 | | Qatar | 12,400 | 0 | 0 | 12,400 | | Côte d'Ivoire | 17,050 | 0 | 7,000 | 24,050 | | Taiwan | 290,000 | 1,653,500 | 22,000 | 1,965,500 | | Rep Congo | 83,800 | 0 | 1,400 | 85,200 | | Macedonia | 12,850 | 60,000 | 7,600 | 80,450 | | Denmark | 22,880 | 64,900 | 61,500 | 149,280 | | Rep
Congo | 10,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 12,000 | | Djibouti | 9,850 | 0 | 1,400 | 11,250 | | Romania | 97,200 | 104,000 | 79,900 | 281,100 | | Domin. Rep | 24,500 | 0 | 15,000 | 39,500 | | Russia | 1,037,000 | 2,400,000 | 359,100 | 3,796,100 | | Ecuador | 59,500 | 100,000 | 18,000 | 177,500 | | Rwanda | 61,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 71,000 | | Egypt | 450,000 | 254,000 | 405,000 | 1,109,000 | | Saudi
Arabia | 199,500 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 234,500 | | El Salvador | 16,800 | 9,900 | 12,000 | 38,700 | | Senegal | 9,400 | 0 | 5,800 | 15,200 | | Equat Guinea | 1,320 | 0 | 2,000 | 3,320 | | Serbia[163] | 50,000 | 200,000 | 20,000 | 270,000 | | Eritrea | 202,000 | 250,000 | 0 | 452,000 | | Seychelles | 450 | 0 | 250 | 700 | | Estonia | 6,600 | 220,000 | 8,000 | 234,600 | | Sierra
Leone | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | 13,000 | | Ethiopia | 182,500 | 0 | 0 | 182,500 | | Singapore | 60,500 | 312,500 | 96,300 | 469,300 | | Fiji | 3,500 | 6,000 | 0 | 9,500 | | Slovakia | 26,200 | 20,000 | 4,700 | 50,900 | | Finland | 31,850 | 485,000 | 3,100 | 519,950 | | Slovenia | 9,000 | 20,000 | 4,500 | 33,500 | | France | 259,050 | 419,000 | 101,400 | 779,450 | | S.
Africa | 55,750 | 17,700 | | 73,450 | | Gabon | 4,700 | 0 | 1,500 | 6,200 | | S
Korea | 687,000 | 4,500,000 | 23,000 | 5,210,000 | | Gambia | 800 | 0 | 0 | 800 | | Spain | 177,950 | 328,500 | 72,600 | 579,050 | | Georgia | 17,500 | 250,000 | 11,700 | 279,200 | | Sri
Lanka | 266,700 | 10,800 | 96,600 | 374,100 | | Germany | 284,500 | 358,650 | 40,000 | 683,150 | | Sudan | 104,500 | 0 | 95,000 | 199,500 | | Ghana | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | 7,000 | | Suriname | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 1,840 | | Greece | 177,600 | 291,000 | 4,000 | 472,600 | | Sweden | 33,900 | 262,000 | 38,650 | 334,550 | | Guatemala | 31,400 | 35,000 | 19,000 | 85,400 | | Switzerland | 3,500 | 320,400 | 280,000 | 603,900 | | Guinea | 9,700 | 0 | 9,600 | 19,300 | | Syria | 296,000 | 132,500 | 108,000 | 536,500 | | Guinea-Biss | 9,250 | 0 | 2,000 | 11,250 | | Tajikistan | 6,000 | 0 | 1,200 | 7,200 | | Guyana | 1,600 | 1,500 | 0 | 3,100 | | Tanzania | 27,000 | 80,000 | 1,400 | 108,400 | | Honduras | 8,300 | 60,000 | 6,000 | 74,300 | | Timor-Leste | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | 3,000 | | Hungary | 33,400 | 90,300 | 12,000 | 135,700 | | Togo[186] | 9,450 | 0 | 750 | 10,200 | | India | 1,414,000 | 1,155,000 | 1,293,300 | 3,862,300 | | Tonga[187] | 450 | 0 | 0 | 450 | | Indonesia | 410,000 | 400,000 | 207,000 | 1,017,000 | | Transnistria | 4,500 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 21,500 | | Iran | 945,000 | 125,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,070,000 | | Trinidad | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | 2,700 | | Iraq | 273,618 | 0 | 315,436 | 589,054 | | Tunisia | 35,000 | 0 | 12,000 | 47,000 | | Ireland | 10,460 | 7,000 | 0 | 17,460 | | Turkey | 514,000 | 980,000 | 948,700 | 2,442,700 | | Israel[88]B | 176,500 | 445,000 | 7,650 | 629,150 | | Turkmenistan | 26,000 | 0 | 0 | 26,000 | | Italy[89][90] | 230,350 | 65,200 | 238,800 | 534,350 | | Uganda[196] | 60,000 | 0 | 1,800 | 61,800 | | Jamaica[91] | 2,830 | 953 | 0 | 3,783 | | Ukraine | 148,000 | 1,000,000 | 112,500 | 1,260,500 | | Japan[92][93] | 239,900 | 44,400 | 12,250 | 296,550 | | United
Arab Emirates | 50,500 | 0 | 0 | 50,500 | | Jordan[94][95] | 100,700 | 35,000 | 10,000 | 145,700 | | United Kingdom | 208,000 | 233,860 | 43,000 | 484,860 | | Kazakhstan[96] | 65,800 | 237,000 | 34,500 | 337,300 | | United
States | 1,473,900 | 1,458,500 | 453,000 | 3,385,400 | | Kenya[97] | 24,120 | 0 | 5,000 | 29,120 | | Uruguay | 24,000 | 500 | 920 | 25,420 | | Kuwait[98][99][100] | 15,500 | 24,000 | 6,600 | 46,100 | | Uzbekistan | 40,000 | 0 | 17,000 | 57,000 | | Kyrgyzstan | 12,500 | 57,000 | 5,000 | 74,500 | | Venezuela | 83,300 | 50,000 | 24,000 | 157,300 | | | | | | | Vietnam | 484,000 | 4,000,000 | 5,080,000 | 9,564,000 | | | | | | | Yemen | 65,000 | 40,000 | 70,000 | 175,000 | | | | | | | Zambia[210] | 21,600 | 0 | 1,400 | 23,000 | | | | | | | Zimbabwe | 32,000 | 0 | 21,800 | 53,800 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
I recently read
the following article which I think covers the entire subject of our International Challenge as well as any I have read. I recommend
you take the time to read it.
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